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J.McDonald Knives
08-09-2008, 11:46 PM
Well I used the DIY technique of heating the lenses to 250 degrees in the oven for 7-8 minutes and pulled the lenses off and then popped out the amber corners. Not too worried about the clear corner lenses right now since i plan to get projectors in about 6 months. While I had the lenses off I decided to clean them and then refinish them to make them clear again. I wet sanded them in 400 grit from left to right, 600 grit from top to bottom until the 400 grit lines were gone, then went straight to 2000 grit from left to right until the 600 grit lines were gone and then got some Meguires Plastix polish and applied it twice and now they look like new. Yall be the judge.

Before
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/08/DSC015342-1.jpg

Top lens is after and bottom is before
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/08/DSC01535-1.jpg

And this is after
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/08/DSC01538-1.jpg

I'll get pics tomorrow in daylight to show yall the deference between what they used to look like and what they look like now.
Huffer
08-10-2008, 08:10 AM
That looks great. Good work!
Reason
08-10-2008, 10:23 AM
Hey, you aren't completely useless!
J.McDonald Knives
08-10-2008, 11:40 AM
Hey, you aren't completely useless!You'd be surprised what else I can do.
J.McDonald Knives
08-10-2008, 11:55 AM
Day pics.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/08/DSC01539-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/08/DSC01540-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/08/DSC01541-1.jpg
Kansei
08-10-2008, 12:18 PM
whats up with them fog lights?
J.McDonald Knives
08-10-2008, 12:28 PM
whats up with them fog lights?Well I had one that was completely broken and missed having my fogs on and I found those at Northern Tool for $10 and just had to cut the old harness and add new connectors and bolt them up.
Sarra
08-10-2008, 12:33 PM
Nice! I might end up doing this after all.
Kansei
08-10-2008, 02:31 PM
well I mean your OEM lookalikes are in the middle of your bumper while those tiny little things are in the big holes....
J.McDonald Knives
08-10-2008, 03:20 PM
well I mean your OEM lookalikes are in the middle of your bumper while those tiny little things are in the big holes....Actually those are offroad lights that are on the bumper and are oval shaped. The others are driving spot lights. When I get the CAI just having those lights will actually allow more airflow to the filter and they still work great and are fully adjustable in all directions.